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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1943)
6_____ Thursday, August 12, 1943_____ Vernonia Eagle Those Who Are In It BACK FROM GUADALCANAL Junior Owens has arrived in the United States from Guadalcanal and is now in the Letterman Gen eral hospital in San Francisco, his mother, Mrs. Orville Miller, now of Vancouver, has learned. No information was learned as to the cause of his confinement in the hospital. He and George King were together, in the 161st In fantry until George was acciden tally injured and left in the Ha waiian Islands. Junior saw action on Guadalcanal. GLEN / H1EBER CAPTAIN Comparing the ranks of the three sons, all in Uncle Sam’s service, of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hieber is interesting. Only Mon day word was received of the promotion of Melvin G. “Bode” to captain. Gordon Hieber entered the navy several months ago as a lieutenant, senior grade, and is now stationed at Corpus Christi, Texas. The next rank is held by Lowell Hieber, who was rated second lientenant when he com pleted officer candidate school May 28; his training over, he re ported for duty at the replace ment depot at Shenango, Pennsyl vania on July 30. Lowell enlisted in the quartermaster corps last December. Captain Hieber is stationed at Ft. Warren, Wyoming, and enlist ed in the army fourteen months ago. He recently finished 12 weeks of advanced training at Harvard university. What more could the Hiebers ask for than a captain, senior grade lieutenant, and second lieu tenant! SONS IN ARMY KEASEY—Ralph Kreiger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kreiger, left for the army Thursday. His brother, Albert, Jr., has been in for some time. SEABEE LIFE DESCRIBED Tom Bateman, former clerk at the local post office and now with the Seabees in Rhode Island, has used his poetic skill to produce the following: r The Navy Needs LUMBER CiUlCK.,. A SEA BEE You can But I’ll So here That I’ll His The The But have your Army Khaki take the Navy Blue; is another Great Fighter introduce to you. uniform is somewhat different best you will see; Japs call him a Commando, he is only a Sea Bee. His home is in his Seabag On land, sea and in the air; You’ll see how the Japs will yell When he gets in their hair. ♦ He is trained in Old Virginia, The land that God forgot, Where Mud is eight feet deep. And it snows a Hell-o’va lot. He has set many a table And many a dish he’s dried; He’s learned to make a hed And the mop he sure< can guide. He’s peeled a million onions And twice as many spuds; He spends his spare time Washing out all his duds. Now all you (girls take a tip, For I am giving it to you; Just get yourself a Sea Bee, For there is nothing he can’t do. And when he gets to Heaven, To St. Peter he will tell, “Another Sea Bee reporting Sir, I have doné my time in Hell.” In order to work out district wide dollar-and-cents ceiling pric es for several prices, the OPA ha» asked thaj a survey be made of local stores to secure selling pric es. Items to be checked are butter, packaged lard, shortening, cooking and salad oils, canned milk, oleo margarine, and coffee. The survey will be the task in the near future of Mrs. Ray Mills, price clerk for the local war price and rationing board. MISTAKE MADE ON BOOKS Pvt. Albert Tandy, who is sta tioned at Camp Beale, California, arrived here the latter part of last week on furlough. Ellis Austin was here Saturday from Astoria to visit his mother, Mrs. A. L. Austin. LOGGERS & MILLMEN KEEP IT COMING! MERCHANT MARINER LEAVES Second Steward S. 0. Robert son of the merchant marine left Tuesday for shore duty at Seattle after spending a week here on sick leave. It seems that Robert son was in the way of a cargo sling, which pushed him—not into the water—but onto a landing barge. No bones were broken but he spent eight daj* in the Marine hospital in Seattle before coming here on leave. When S. O. was here the latter part of February he had already Contrary to what the inside cover of the TT gasoline ration books for commercial vehicles says, tire inspection for such ve hicles need be made only every six months or 5,000 miles, which ever occurs first, the OPA has announced. HERE FROM ASTORIA FOR PT-B°ATS How Long Will the War Last? been to the Aleutians and Dutch Harbor; in the past months he has been around more. After 9 days at the maritime training school on Catalina Island, he was ad vanced from third to second stew ard. His next trip was on a troop ship to the Aleutian islands, ar riving at Attu three days after the landing. His ship was shelled but not hit. His last trip was on a cargo vessel to Excursion Inlet in Alaska. Steward Robertson said he en joyed being home “for a change.” —--------------- 1----------------------------- Everyone guesses, but no one knows. One thing you can be certain of is that your car has many miles to drive before it’s over—and even more miles before you can replace it with a new car. Making it last will be easier if you see that the oil is changed and a greasing job done regu larly. Heath’s Service Station Phone X57 At the Mile Bridge, Riverview REPORTS FOR DUTY George King left here Monday to report to the Presidio at Mon terey, California. He will be as signed for limited service, prob ably as a truck driver. (¡mk SAFEWAY WAC CORPORAL VISITS Cpl. Helen Hershey, who is in the Wac and stationed with the air corps at Santa Ana, Californ ia, was here last week while on furlough. Go Ahead and Buy These Good-Eating foods! Conserve your precious points by taking advantage of these good-eating, non-rationed foods. Supplies are plenti ful. Green Markers show the way —they indicate non- rationed items. PatorQnn’Q ^as ius* rece*v^some i dlul dull 0 of ||]8 items you want Big, Beautiful New Ideas for that main course DÄVENOLAS Only $gg.95 While They Last A Ice Refrigerators ,1 Big, New 6-ft. Only $75.50 --------- •---------- New shipment of rifle sights for all typcu and calibers of guns --------- •---------- Big Shipment of 1%-Volt A and « Price Survey Due Pvt. Wesley Braly wrote that he witnessed the St. Louis glider disaster, as well as a bad electric storm. The lightning came through their window, throwing the boy beside him to the floor and burn ing his legs quite badly. A boy in the hut next to his was also hit; he was still alive but in a criti cal condition at the writing. Wes ley stated “it sure scared me,” as this was the first electric storm he had ever seen. SOLDIER VISITS HERE F ft DISASTER WITNESSED 90-Volt B RADIO BATTERY PACKS For Portable Radios with 4-prong Connectoi-s. FINE SELECTION OF: Chenille Rugs and Spreads — Hassocks End Tables — Cof- fee Tables — Floor Lamps Water Sets — Pictures — Dishes etc. I Big, Beautiful 2-tone 4-piece, Waterfall BED ROOM SUITES It can be a fascinating game these days—trying to figure out what to have for that main course Despite shortages in some foods, those main dishes must be hearty, appetizing, attractive and budget-fitting. Here are some suggestions that may help. MACARONI MEAT LOAF — Cook 2 cups macaroni in boiling, salted water until tender Combine with % to 1 pound ground meat. beef. Limb, veal or pork or combinations of these meats. Add 2 cups chopped tomatoes, chopped onions and grnen peppers to taste, and season with salt and pepper Add 1 or 2 beaten eggs and turn into a greased loaf pan and bake in a moderate oven (350c F.) for about 1 hour or until meat is donp It is your meat and starch courses all in one. and it makes meat go twice as far STEW A LA MODE - Cook stew as usual, adding vegetables (but not potatoes) in season When done, thicken the liquid and pour gravy, meat and vegetables into a casse role Top with hot. mashed potatoes and place in a hot oven (450° F.) for about 10 minutes or until potatoes have turned a toasty brown Serve at once This stew may well be a company dish for all its goodness and eye appeal. CHEESE DITTY- Saute 2 or 3 tbsps chopped onion until limp, then add 2 or 3 chopped tomatoes, salt, pep per and a dash of sugar and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add to 4 pound of grated cheese and cook until melted and thoroughly blend ed. Finally, add 1 beaten egg gradu ally and stir constantly to blend in the egg smoothly. Cook just a minute longer until velvety in con sistency. Serve immediately on thin, hot toast HALF HOUK MEALS Only $90-95 While They Last Is your time budgeted down to the last minute? Then for time-caver meals, be sure to see Julia Lee Wright’s article in this week’s Family Circle Magazine. It is filled with many helpful quickies. --------------- •---------------- SEALY TUFTLESS MATTRESSES stjeuay Homemakers' Bareatt JULIA LEE WRIGHT. Director Big, Beautiful. 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